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Rooster Rooster Dragon Rat - Oscar's Guide to the Chinese Zodiac
Television (Excerpts) – 2013
Comedian (and rooster) Oscar Kightley fronts this 2013 beginner’s guide to the Chinese zodiac. His mission: to explore the 12 zodiac animals. As the Kiwi population heads towards one in six being of Asian origin, Kightley surveys a cavalcade of contemporary Kiwi personalities for their views on stargazing, from his Harry co-star Sam Neill to lawyer Mai Chen. This excerpt is a potted history of the oriental zodiac, aided by animation; then it's enter the dragon. Made for TV3’s Inside New Zealand documentary strand it was directed by bro’Town creator Elizabeth Mitchell.
Jenny Shipley's a dragon!– Lawyer Mai Chen
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
Firehorse Films
Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air
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